Murray dumps Kyrgios from French Open

Injury and steady Scot Andy Murray have conspired to scupper Nick Kyrgios’s French Open hopes at Roland Garros.

Kyrgios required treatment for his serving arm in a disappointing 6-4 6-2 6-3 third-round loss to the world No.3 on Saturday.

Murray’s victory was a repeat of his straight-sets Australian Open quarter-final triumph over Kyrgios, who once again also paid the price for untimely concentration lapses against the ruthless two-time grand slam champion.

Despite dazzling the crowd at Court Suzanne-Lenglen with some magical tennis, Australia’s 29th seed appeared agitated from the outset.

At one point with a spot in the last 16 slipping away, Kyrgios muttered “I couldn’t give two shits about this”.

Two wild forehands and a double-fault gifted Murray the opening break of the match in the third game, but he struck straight back with some breathtaking groundstrokes off both wings.

The tennis showman had French fans in raptures when he pulled off an audacious under-the-legs lob winner.

But it was all to no avail as Murray snared the first set after another loose service game from Kyrgios handed the Scot a second break and he couldn’t convert several more chances of his own.